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    "id": 963665,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "As I talk about the issues of floods, I will not fail to talk about Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), because they are the most affected during times of calamity, floods and hunger. There is need for county governments to ensure that even when they are putting measures in place to ensure that people are free from hunger, they should also ensure that even PWDs are free from hunger. When they are coming up with mechanisms of ensuring that there is water, they should also ensure that PwDs have water. I just want to take us back to West Pokot. Think of that PWD who is immobile, cannot move from one place to another, is on a wheelchair or uses crutches, and he finds himself in such a situation. Such a person would be unable to help himself. He will just wait for God to come and say, “God, I am coming home.” Therefore, as we talk about disasters and look for ways of mitigating them, let us also think about PWDs and how they can be helped. The PWDs are a segment of our population that you cannot wish away or ignore. When we address issues of everybody else, we tend to forget the most vulnerable. As we talk of the vulnerable, let us talk about the hardest to reach and the most vulnerable, so that even PWDs are factored in, in whatever we are doing, as a Senate. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. I beg to support this Motion."
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